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Zakouski

Music
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Peter Tschaikovsky
Choreography
Peter Martins

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Weaving together four unique compositions, the two dancers in Zakouski incorporate vernacular gesture as they explore the emotional terrain of its musical sources.

Peter Martins chose works by four Russian composers for this ballet, which he created in 1992. The title, Zakouski, means hors d’oeuvres in Russian, and the ballet does indeed give appetizing little tastes of the composers, who are each represented by a piece for piano and violin.

15 minutes

ANATOMY OF A DANCE

MEGAN FAIRCHILD ON ZAKOUSKI

“It’s kind of interesting starting a ballet with your back to the audience,” observes Megan Fairchild of the ballerina’s opening position in Peter Martins’ Zakouski. “[It’s] establishing that it’s about the connection between me and my partner.

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Principal Dancers Roman Mejia and Tiler Peck infuse this moment from Peter Martins' Zakouski with sensitivity and tenderness.

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Joseph Gordon making his debut in Peter Martins' Zakouski, in a role originated by Nikolaj Hübbe in 1992.

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